webfact Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Phuket Predicts Increase in Hotel Bookings for Songkran Festival PHUKET (NNT) - The southern province of Phuket is expecting a 10% rise in hotel bookings during the upcoming Songkran festival, following the months-long promotion of the government’s “We Travel Together” tourism stimulus campaign throughout the country. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290703-phuket-predicts-increase-in-hotel-bookings-for-songkran-festival/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted March 30, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2023 Pattaya Tourism Sector Demands Authorities Take Action Against Fake Organ Theft News The President of the Pattaya Business and Tourism Association has urged the relevant officials to take action against false reports of organ theft in Thailand as it might jeopardize tourism. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290719-pattaya-tourism-sector-demands-authorities-take-action-against-fake-organ-theft-news/ 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Health Ministry says no XBB.1.16 COVID sub-variant cases in Thailand yet The Thai Ministry of Public Health is closely monitoring the spread of the new XBB.1.16 COVID-19 sub-variant in India. It has not yet been detected in Thailand, according to Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290736-health-ministry-says-no-xbb116-covid-sub-variant-cases-in-thailand-yet/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Fires at Khao Laem in Nakhon Nayok under control, but still burning Bushfires at Khao Laem in Thailand’s Nakhon Nayok province are now under control, but they are still burning in limited area, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Varawut Silpa-archa said tonight (Thursday). Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290737-fires-at-khao-laem-in-nakhon-nayok-under-control-but-still-burning/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Mystery ฿6 million to be traced after Chuwit outwits detractors again by calling in the police by James Morris and Son Nguyen Top lawyer Sittha Biabangkerd, on Thursday, visited the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) Central Investigation Police Reporting Center on the Phaholyothin Road in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok at 5 pm and stayed until 7.30 pm approximately. It followed a visit between Mr Chuwit Kamolvisit and Police Lieutenant General Jiraphat Phuridet on Tuesday which is to be followed by a visit on Friday where the anti-corruption activist will hand over ฿6 million in cash, an attempted bribe paid to him in early February which he had originally donated to charity. Over the last six weeks, Mr Chuwit’s anti-corruption crusade has moved on to politics and his attacks on the Bhumjaithai Party. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290738-mystery-฿6-million-to-be-traced-after-chuwit-outwits-detractors-again-by-calling-in-the-police/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted March 30, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 30, 2023 Thai Spirits Businesses on Upward Trend, Set to Produce One Billion Baht Monthly By Tanakorn Panyadee The overall spirits businesses in Thailand has expanded by 20% since the start of 2023 and is set to pump in one billion baht into the economy every month in the second quarter, said Thanakorn Kuptachit, advisor to the Thai Alcohol Business Association. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290739-thai-spirits-businesses-on-upward-trend-set-to-produce-one-billion-baht-monthly/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Dutch Man Arrested at Phuket Airport for Entering and Staying in Thailand Without Proper Documents By Goongnang Suksawat Phuket – A Dutch man was arrested at Phuket International Airport for entering and staying in the Kingdom of Thailand without a proper permit or visa. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290740-dutch-man-arrested-at-phuket-airport-for-entering-and-staying-in-thailand-without-proper-documents/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Two French Tourists Injured after Minivan Overturns in Kamala By Goongnang Suksawat Kamala – Two French tourists have sustained injuries after a minivan overturned in Kamala. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290741-two-french-tourists-injured-after-minivan-overturns-in-kamala/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Thai woman loses 100,000 baht to online dating scam A 42 year old Thai woman warned others about the danger of online dating scams after she lost valuables worth 100,000 baht to a man she met on social media on Tuesday. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290742-thai-woman-loses-100000-baht-to-online-dating-scam/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Prayut Not Going To Inspect Huge Fire, But Prawit Is Doing So by TNR Staff Firefighting helicopters helping put out the huge blaze, above and Front page, as it continues to rage across Nakhon Nayok mountains, below. Photo: JS100.com PRIME MINISTER Prayut Chan-o-cha said today (Mar. 30) that he is too busy to go monitor efforts to put out a huge fire raging across three mountains in Nakhon Nayok but Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan is free to do so in keeping with his duty, Naewna newspaper said. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290743-prayut-not-going-to-inspect-huge-fire-but-prawit-is-doing-so/ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Chiang Mai’s Air Ranks Worst Globally Several Days This Week By Tanakorn Panyadee PHOTO: Thairath Online The levels of carcinogenic particulate matter 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5) in Thailand’s Chiang Mai province has been deemed the worst in the world as of yesterday morning, March 29th. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290744-chiang-mai’s-air-ranks-worst-globally-several-days-this-week/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Thailand's extreme air pollution: 'I feel sorry for my daughter' By Tossapol Chaisamritpol & Joel Guinto in Bangkok and Singapore Thommamoon Khowasat is worried about the lingering poor air quality in Chiang RaiFor the past few weeks, Thommamoon Khowasat has painstakingly explained to his four year-old daughter that the yellow cloud they see outside their window - which has tickled her imagination - is actually a danger to her health. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290754-thailands-extreme-air-pollution-i-feel-sorry-for-my-daughter/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 NATIONAL NEWS from Surf 102.5 FM - Friday 31 March 2023 Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290756-national-news-from-surf-1025-fm-friday-31-march-2023/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2023 Brit and Singapore pensioners rounded up in Bangkok on long overstays "to protect Thailand and stop losses" Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported on the latest work by officers of Region 1 immigration in the Thai capital Bangkok. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290757-brit-and-singapore-pensioners-rounded-up-in-bangkok-on-long-overstays-to-protect-thailand-and-stop-losses/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2023 Thai cop gets 256 years+ for stealing and selling guns from police station in Nonthaburi Picture: Thai Rath The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct cases, Region 1, has sentenced a policeman from the Pak Kret, Nonthaburi police station north west of the Thai capital Bangkok to more than 200 years for stealing and selling guns from the station's armory. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290760-thai-cop-gets-256-years-for-stealing-and-selling-guns-from-police-station-in-nonthaburi/ 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 Tourists flee gang warfare on Bang Saen beach - trader says it happens frequently - no mention of police Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that gangs of around 20 young motorcyclists fought pitched battles at Bang Saen beach in Saensuk sub-district of Chonburi on Thailand's eastern seaboard last night. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290761-tourists-flee-gang-warfare-on-bang-saen-beach-trader-says-it-happens-frequently-no-mention-of-police/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 New program to boost sustainable food and health systems in ASEAN The United Nations just announced a program, in corporation with the European Union and Thailand, including the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) and the Ministry of Public Health, to push South-South and Triangular Cooperation to boost sustainable food and health systems. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290763-new-program-to-boost-sustainable-food-and-health-systems-in-asean/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 A few bad apples or rotten to the core? Six cops jailed for life in police flats scandal Picture: Thai Rath Thai Rath reported that six police defendants in a police flats corruption scandal had been jailed for life by the Central Court for Corruption and Misconduct cases. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290764-a-few-bad-apples-or-rotten-to-the-core-six-cops-jailed-for-life-in-police-flats-scandal/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 All ASEAN NOW members can now use ChatGPT for free File photo for reference only BANGKOK: — ASEAN NOW has launched another free service for its members. Members can now use the popular AI interface “ChatGPT” when they are logged in to our forum. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290768-all-asean-now-members-can-now-use-chatgpt-for-free/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 Young Thai motorcylist latest victim of Thailand's infamous hanging wires - but he was wearing a helmet! Daily News Thai Caption: Nearly lost his head One of the seven wonders of the ancient world were the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290772-young-thai-motorcylist-latest-victim-of-thailands-infamous-hanging-wires-but-he-was-wearing-a-helmet/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2023 Monk drunk as a skunk! Belligerent "Phra" is defrocked in north but locals fear that won't stop him Daily News Thai Caption: Going downhill dailyMuang Nan police were called to a temple in Pha Sing sub-district of the northern Thai province after a belligerent monk who was paralytically drunk challenged locals to a fight. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290773-monk-drunk-as-a-skunk-belligerent-phra-is-defrocked-in-north-but-locals-fear-that-wont-stop-him/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 Chiang Rai opens up to the world Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto made merit by donating money for a metal sheet in the shape of a Bodhi tree leaf and adding it to the Bodhi Tree sculpture at Wat Rong Khun. Internationally acclaimed artists Tobias Rehberger, Ernesto Neto, Haegue Yang, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Nguyen Trinh Thi, Baan Nok Collective and Navin Rawanchaikul are amongst the headliners of the Thailand Biennale Chiang Rai 2023. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290774-chiang-rai-opens-up-to-the-world/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 Thai PM admits to 'failure' controlling fires, exports drop for 5th month : Tim Newton Today - March 31 Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290777-thai-pm-admits-to-failure-controlling-fires-exports-drop-for-5th-month-tim-newton-today-march-31/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 MedPark Hospital Hosts Pre-Congress Courses for Kidney Experts by Krajangwit Johjit BANGKOK (NNT) - MedPark Hospital recently hosted pre-congress courses as part of the "World Congress of Nephrology 2023". The event brought together 240 nephrologists, researchers, and industry experts to discuss the latest science, intervention techniques, and technologies in Nephrology. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290778-medpark-hospital-hosts-pre-congress-courses-for-kidney-experts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 Transport Company Plans 4,500 Daily Trips for Songkran Travel by Krajangwit Johjit BANGKOK (NNT) - The Transport Company has announced that state-owned and private buses and vans will be arranged to make 4,500 trips per day, carrying an estimated 60,000 people back home to the provinces from Bangkok for the upcoming long Songkran holidays. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290781-transport-company-plans-4500-daily-trips-for-songkran-travel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 French woman lost on southern island - search underway Picture: Siam Rath Siam Rath reported that 191 had got an emergency call from a French tourist called Claire Drapeau, 29, who got lost on the island of Koh Adang in Satun, southern Thailand. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290782-french-woman-lost-on-southern-island-search-underway/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 Rooster Reports 10: Brits are posh and Germans swill beer! And why you don't want to be banged up in the Immigration Detention Center Full report: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290785-rooster-reports-10-brits-are-posh-and-germans-swill-beer-and-why-you-dont-want-to-be-banged-up-in-the-immigration-detention-center/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Share Posted March 31, 2023 Three Foreign Customers in Patong Child Sexual Exploitation Case Arrested, Three Escape By Goongnang Suksawat Patong – Three foreign customers have been arrested while three other foreign customers have escaped in a child sexual exploitation case in Patong. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290788-three-foreign-customers-in-patong-child-sexual-exploitation-case-arrested-three-escape/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted March 31, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 31, 2023 ASEAN steps in to try and moderate Thailand’s burning issue By Peter Roche PM2.5 air pollution in Chiang Rai PM2.5 air pollution in Chiang Rai The secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Kao Kim Hourn, has pledged to support efforts to combat transboundary haze pollution in the region. Full story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290789-asean-steps-in-to-try-and-moderate-thailand’s-burning-issue/ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoop1130 Posted March 31, 2023 Share Posted March 31, 2023 Thai politician Chonsawat Asavahame dies of heatstroke in Buri Ram Well-known politician from Samut Prakan province, Chonsawat Asavahame, died early this morning at a hospital in Buri Ram province. Full Story: https://aseannow.com/topic/1290817-thai-politician-chonsawat-asavahame-dies-of-heatstroke-in-buri-ram/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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